Foreign policy
Russia strikes multiple towns in Donbas region, Ukraine says; Russian-occupied Kherson will now accept rubles
Russia seeking to encircle Severodonetsk, UK says Russia has increased the intensity of its operations in the Donbas as it seeks to encircle Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and Rubizhne, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said in its latest intelligence update Tuesday. “At present the northern and southern axes of this operation are separated by approximately 25 km […]
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Spain paints itself as the answer to Europe’s Russian energy problem
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his country — and southern Europe more broadly — could provide an answer to the shortfall in gas supplies from Russia as the region looks to double down on sanctions against Moscow. […]
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Conflict, politics and history: Why Turkey is standing in the way of Sweden and Finland’s NATO bids
When Finland and Sweden announced their interest in joining NATO, the two Nordic states were expected to be swiftly accepted as members of the defense alliance. But joining NATO requires consensus approval from all existing members, and Turkey – one of the group’s most strategically important and militarily powerful members – is not happy. The […]
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Russia dominates nuclear power supply chains — and the West needs to prepare now to be independent in the future
Wind turbine and cooling towers of the Cruas-Meysse nuclear power plant in France, April 12, 2021. Jean-Marie HOSATTE | Gamma-Rapho | Getty Images Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed countries around the globe to wean themselves from Russian oil and natural gas. Parallel conversations are imminent in the nuclear energy space, too, because Russia is […]
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U.S. announces major Asia economic deal in effort to boost profile, counter China
U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured here on Thursday, April 21, 2022, has launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with a dozen initial partners. Yuri Gripas | Abaca | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a move to raise its economic profile and create another counterbalance to China within Asia, the United States announced on […]
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Russian forces focus efforts on Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine; Zelenskyy set to address Davos elite. Follow our live updates
Russian forces zero in on Severodonetsk in Donbas, Ukraine says Russian forces have been targeting Ukraine’s defenses in the Donetsk area in a bid to push through to neighboring Luhansk in the eastern region of Donbas, Kyiv said in its latest military update Monday morning. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russia had […]
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‘The next era of humanity’s technological development’: U.S. and its Asian allies get serious about semiconductors
TOKYO — As U.S. President Joe Biden visits Japan and South Korea, the three countries are looking for common ground on the world stage. One place they’re finding it is semiconductors. A first stop for Biden on his first swing through Asia as president was a Samsung factory in South Korea. “These little chips, only […]
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Turkey’s Erdogan discusses concerns with NATO hopefuls Sweden and Finland
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey May 18, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT Murat Cetinmuhurdar | Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who has […]
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Biden says ‘hello’ to North Korea’s Kim amid tensions over weapons tests
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 21, 2022. Jeon Heon-Kyun | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden, in Seoul before heading to Japan as part of his first Asia trip as president, had a simple message for […]
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Ukraine rules out ceasefire and ceding territory; Moscow names 963 Americans banned from Russia
Russia’s only unit of Terminator tank support vehicles is believed to be in the Donbas: UK MoD The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence believes that Russia’s only operational company of BMP-T Terminator tank support vehicles has likely been deployed to Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas, where Russian forces are heavily concentrating strikes to gain territory. The […]
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